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to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt

3

indicates means of action; cause of effect; by

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

2

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

exit from a room

5

mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids

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(vocal) volume

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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ridiculous

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sleepiness; drowsiness

3

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

4

picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)

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to throw back

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catch; playing catch

1

older brother; elder brother

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

4

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

3

swig; gulp

2

litre; liter

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

4

selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf

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instant

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Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

Jero

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printing

3

place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)

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village

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being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria

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address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word

1

bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

3

shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck

1

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

3

petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled

2

apprehension; uneasiness

1

verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words

1

I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

3

good-for-nothing; worthless

2

Caesar salad

2

advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

4

effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

1

to bail out (water); to scoop out

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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state of mind; mental state; mental attitude

3

silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)

2

to overlap

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best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date

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